Student Supervisors Discussion
Group

Purpose of the Group

The Student Supervisors Discussion Group is a standing Public Services
group with two distinct purposes: 1) to provide a means for supervisors
to discuss ways to improve service quality provided by the libraries’
student assistants and 2) to serve as a support network for student
supervisors to share problems and solutions relating to all issues
surrounding student assistants and service quality.

Membership of the Group

The Group will include both staff who supervise students with public
services responsibilities and staff who work closely with students.

Facilitator

Facilitation of the group will rotate every six months.

Meetings

The group will meet every other month to discuss issues relating
to student assistants. Additional meetings may be called as needed.
The Facilitator will send out the agenda and set meeting times and
place. Most agendas will be subject-based but will allow for old and
new business.

The typical agenda is composed of the following components. This
may change as the group matures:

Old business: (10 minutes) When those who received support and
ideas at the last meeting can share which ideas they tried and how
they worked.

Theme for Discussion: (30 minutes) This theme will have been selected
during the prior meeting. The theme for the next week should also
be decided during this time.

New business: (20 minutes) Open discussion for any student assistant
related work issues members of the group may be having. Group members
are encouraged to brainstorm ideas that may help or have helped
them in the past with that particular issue.

Minutes

Minutes will be taken at each meeting. This assignment will rotate
within the Group.

Representation

A representative will sit on Public Services Council. This will allow
for feedback both to and from PSC.